Adjustable andiron



June 6, 1939.

F. J. PLYM ADJUSTABLE ANDIRON Filed April 3, 1937 Patented June 6, 1939 ADJUSTABLE ANDIRON Francis J. Plym, Niles, Mich.,' assignor to The Kawneer Company, Niles, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application April 3, 1937, Serial p. 134,785

Claims. (c1.1zs--29s) The present invention relates to andirons and more in particular to a novel construction thereof wherein the andirons may be adjusted to fireplaces of varying dimensions and/ or logs of varying sizes.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide novel andirons which may be adjusted to fireplace openings of varying widths. Another object is to provide andirons which may be adjusted to accommodate logs of varying lengths.

A further object of my invention is to provide andirons of which the units, comprising a standard or vertical portion and a side or log supporting portion, are of standard size. These units, however, are joined and supported by a connecting cross bar or bars separable therefrom, the bar or bars being adjustable. These cross bars not only support the andirons and retain them in position but by reason of the adjustable feature make it possible to use my andirons with fireplaces and/orlogs of varying sizes.

Further objects are to provide a construction of maximum simplicity, efficiency,economy and ease of assembly and operation, and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and are inherently possessed thereby.

In'the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a View in perspective of a fireplace with the novel andirons in position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View partly in side elevation and partly in vertical cross section of one of the standards or pedestals shown in Fig. 1 but showing only one cross bar.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view partly in' front elevation and partly in vertical cross section of the standard shown in Fig. 2 but with the cross bar in one looking position.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but with the bar shifted to another locking position.

Referring more particularly to the embodiment disclosed in the drawing, the novel andirons are shown in position in a fireplace A. The construction comprises two andiron units, each of which consists of a standard or pedestal l and a side or log supporting member 2, these units being adjustably connected by one or more cross bars 3 adapted to be slidably received in openings 4 in the standards or pedestals. These cross bars are preferably of polygonal cross section and are designed and constructed to make the andiron units more secure and to adjustably maintain these units at various predetermined distances from each other. Each of the cross bars 3 is provided with a plurality of suitably spaced depending lugs ings 4 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These lugs are designed to seat or drop into the recesses in the openings by gravity because of the weight of the crossbar and to thereby lock the standards or pedestals together. The lugs are preferably spaced apart the width of the standard or pedestal so that the standard may rest snugly between any two of them and be thus locked in place whereby another adjustment is provided. The standard and cross bar are therefore adjustably connected or interlocked when a lug is in the recess 6 in the opening 4 or when adjacent lugs are disposed on opposite sides of the standard.

The andirons may also be provided if desired with cross bar I having openings 8 adapted to receive the ends of the log supporting members 2. This cross bar 1 acts as an additional support for the units and as a base for the members 2 to maintain them above the floor in a fireplace so as to position the logs above the floor and provide for adequate draught. The standards or pedestals may be shaped in various forms and provided with designs or ornamentation. The log supporting members and the standards may be threadeclly attached together or they may be secured in any other manner as desired, either adjustably or integrally.

I claim:

1. In an andiron construction comprising log supports and standards, each standard having an opening therethrough with a recess in each standard and communicating with the .opening, a separable cross bar slidable in said openings to adjustably connect the standards together and slidably mounted in the openings, lugs on said cross bar and adapted to fit into said recesses for preventing accidental movement of said bar, said lugs being spaced apart the width of the standard so that the standard may rest snugly between any two lugs and be secured thereby.

2. An andiron construction comprising two andiron units consisting of log supports and standards, said standards having aligned openings therein, a recess in each standard and communicating with'the opening, a separable cross bar slidable in said openings, and lugs on said cross bar and adapted to automatically drop into said recesses by reason of the weight of the bar to lock said bar and standards together.

3. In an andiron construction comprising log supports and standards, each standard having an opening therethrough, a recess in each standard and communicating with the opening, a separable cross bar for adjustably connecting the standards together, and slidably mounted in said openings, and lugs on said cross bar and adapted to fit into said recesses for preventing accidental movement of said bar.

4. An adjustable fireplace set comprising in combination standards each having one or more openings therethrough, a cross bar adjustably mounted in an opening in each of said standards, locking lugs on the under side of the cross bar, said cross bar being so mounted in the openings of said standards that when the standards are moved toward or away from each other the cross bar will automatically fall into contact with the standards adjacent the openings and maintain the standards in upright position and the lugs will maintain the standards spaced from each other, and a fuel supporting bar extending rearwardly from each of said standards.

5. An adjustable fireplace set comprising in combination upright standards having aligned openings therethrough, a cross bar slidably mounted in the aligned openings in said standards, locking lugs on the under side of each of said cross bars, each of said cross bars being so mounted in the aligned openings of said standards that when the standards are moved toward or away from each other the cross bars will automatically fall into contact with portions of the standards adjacent the openings to maintain the standards in upright position and the lugs will maintain the standards spaced from each other, a fuel supporting bar extending rearwardly from each of said supports, and a bar for supporting the rear end of each of the fuel supporting bars in various positions of adjustment relative to each other.

FRANCIS J. PLYM. 

